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• Ben Stokes is why he's worth every penny

  17-05-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  W.G. Grace, it is said, was the second best-known Englishman of his time after the Prime Minister, William Gladstone.
  
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• Swansea join Bournemouth in the race to sign John Terry

  17-05-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terry is considering retirement but it is far more likely he will carry on playing and, in the event he does, his preference is to stay in the Premier League. Clement knows the defender well.
  
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• England star Ben Stokes is the £10m man

  17-05-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: The relationship between England’s cricket bosses and their top players is, thanks to a healthy amount of give and take, a very happy marriage.
  
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• Arsenal news: Alexis Sanchez wants Champions League

  17-05-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sanchez is yet to sign a new contract at the Emirates Stadium, with talks due to re-commence after the FA Cup Final on May 27. He is holding out for a deal worth £300,000 per week.
  
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• Mourinho vows to keep Madrid target De Gea at Manchester United

  17-05-2017 23:40
  
  Real Madrid target David de Gea has not made his final appearance for Manchester United, according to Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Southampton 0-0 Man United: Jose Mourinho praises Sergio Romero's 'great save'

  17-05-2017 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praises goalkeeper Sergio Romero's "great save" in denying Manolo Gabbiadini from the penalty spot in the Red Devils' 0-0 Premier League draw with Southampton at St Mary's.
  
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• Ligue 1: Under-appreciated Jardim should continue to build reputation at new Ligue 1 kings Monaco

  17-05-2017 23:32
  
  Leonardo Jardim's contribution to Monaco's rise has gone somewhat unheralded. That will not be the case if he exceeds expectations again.
  
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• Riyad Mahrez could be dropped from penalty taking duties

  17-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Riyad Mahrez faces being removed from penalty duty after another miss proved costly against Manchester City. Craig Shakespeare said he would hold talks with Mahrez over the issue.
  
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• Pochettino: 'Tottenham's Champions League status won't talk - only money will.'

  17-05-2017 23:30
  
  Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has said Spurs will need to spend to improve the squad, and not just rely on the attraction of the Champions League.
  
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• Forest takeover by Greeks gets Football League nod

  17-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The Football League are understood to have finally given the go-ahead for the takeover of troubled Championship club Nottingham Forest by a Greek consortium.
  
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• British tennis divided over Maria Sharapova wildcard

  17-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Wimbledon and the Lawn Tennis Association look set to be on opposite sides of the Maria Sharapova debate after her exclusion from Roland Garros.
  
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• Amir Khan is like a Kardashian, goads Kell Brook

  17-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Kell Brook took time out from preparing for his super-fight at Sheffield United's football ground to attempt to goad Amir Khan into agreeing to a long-awaited showdown.
  
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• American date for Saracens and Newcastle

  17-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle will 'host' Saracens in an Aviva Premiership fixture in Philadelphia on September 16 as English rugby tries to build its growing profile in America.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town, LIVE:

  17-05-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town are battling to reach the Championship play-off final against Reading in pursuit of Premier League football next term. Follow live here.
  
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• Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo scores two

  17-05-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Record-breaking Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored two more league goals than Jimmy Greaves, and Real Madrid need just one more point to be crowned La Liga champions.
  
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• Championship: Huddersfield beat Sheffield Wednesday on penalties and will face Reading in Championship play-off final

  17-05-2017 23:22
  
  Two penalty saves from Danny Ward carried Huddersfield Town through to a Championship play-off final with Reading.
  
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• Monaco 2-0 St Etienne: Kylian Mbappe seals Ligue 1 title

  17-05-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United and Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe bagged his 15th league goal of the season as Monaco sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 2000.
  
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• Juventus' Alves and Bonucci secure historic third consecutive Coppa Italia

  17-05-2017 23:12
  
  Juventus made history on Wednesday as they became the first team to win the Coppa Italia three times in a row after a 2-0 win over Lazio.
  
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• Juventus 2-0 Lazio: Match report

  17-05-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus secured their third successive Coppa Italia titleas goals from defensive duo Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci secured a victory over Lazio. 
  
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• Women's Super League One: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal highlights

  17-05-2017 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordan Nobbs equalises deep into injury time for Arsenal as they draw 2-2 away against Chelsea in the Women's Super League One Spring Series.
  
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• Southampton 0-0 Manchester United: Match report

  17-05-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ST MARY'S: Southampton struggled to relieve the pressure building on manager Claude Puel after an under-strength Manchester United held them to a 0-0 home draw.
  
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• LaLiga: Ronaldo double puts Real Madrid within a point of LaLiga title

  17-05-2017 23:02
  
  Real Madrid moved to within a point of securing the league title after Cristiano Ronaldo inspired a 4-1 win at Celta Vigo.
  
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• Ligue 1: Monaco end PSG dominance to win Ligue 1 title

  17-05-2017 22:54
  
  Monaco's 17-year wait for the Ligue 1 title is at an end after their 2-0 win against Saint-Etienne.
  
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• Romero salvages Manchester United a point at Southampton

  17-05-2017 22:43
  
  David de Gea's absence was not felt as Sergio Romero starred for Manchester United in their 0-0 Premier League draw against Southampton.
  
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• Sergio Romero proves he could replace David de Gea

  17-05-2017 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM AT ST MARY'S: Could the Argentinian replace David de Gea long-term if the Spaniard moves to another club in the summer? His form this season suggests so.
  
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• Cricket: Gambhir guides Knight Riders past Sunrisers at 1:30am

  17-05-2017 22:41
  
  KKR were 12-3, needing 48 to win off six overs, but Gautam Gambhir kept his head to put them one win away from the final in the early hours.
  
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• Burnley aren't under pressure to sell, insists Sean Dyche

  17-05-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defender Michael Keane has been repeatedly linked with a summer move to Manchester United, the club he left almost three years ago to join the Clarets.
  
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• I’d back Spurs for 17-18 title... if they were staying at White Hart Lane - Jenas

  17-05-2017 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham will continue their progress if they can adjust to playing at Wembley next season, says MOTD pundit Jermaine Jenas.
  
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• LaLiga: Five things we learned as slick Real Madrid moved to within touching distance of the La Liga title

  17-05-2017 22:03
  
  An insatiable Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday to take Zinedine Zidane's side three points clear at the top of La Liga and within touching distance of winning a first league title in five years.
  
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• Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final line-up confirmed

  17-05-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The counties found out their respective fates after rain washed out three matches in the last round of South Group fixtures as monsoon conditions swept across the country on Wednesday.
  
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• Where are all the great players? Australia paying price for ignoring development | John Davidson

  17-05-2017 22:00
  
  Brett Emerton, Craig Moore, Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell – members of Australia’s so-called ‘golden generation’.Considering the state of football in Australia at the moment, this seems particularly apt: on the one hand, the game appears to be flying – the Socceroos are reigning Asian champions, more people are playing the sport than ever before at grassroots level and the A-League’s future is assured thanks to a new TV deal – but scratch beneath the surf
  
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• Crystal Palace to offer Wilfried Zaha massive new contract that would tie winger to the club until 2022

  17-05-2017 21:57
  
  Crystal Palace are attempting to tie down Wilfried Zaha to a bumper new contract with the club that would ensure the Ivory Coast international spends the peak of his career at Selhurst Park.
  
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• Chelsea ace Michy Batshuayi in FIFA Team of the Week

  17-05-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michy Batshuayi has had a long and difficult relationship with video game FIFA, but on Wednesday he got a piece of news that might even mean more than his title winning goal.
  
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• Racing chiefs vow to act on under-represented women

  17-05-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BHA have pledged to positively promote diversity after a survey highlighted woman are significantly under-represented in racing.
  
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• Watford want either Leonid Slutsky or Claudio Ranieri to replace departing Walter Mazzarri as manager

  17-05-2017 21:04
  
  Watford view Claudio Ranieri and former Russia manager Leonid Slutsky as leading candidates to take over as manager, having on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that Walter Mazzarri will be leaving at the end of the season after just one campaign in charge.
  
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• Omar Fraile wins stage 11 at Giro d'Italia

  17-05-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spanish rider Omar Fraile won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia after being on the attack for most of the day Wednesday, and Tom Dumoulin kept the overall leader's pink jersey he earned a day earlier.
  
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• Tennis: Kyle Edmund follows Andy Murray out of the Italian Open with straight-sets defeat to Juan Martin del Potro

  17-05-2017 20:10
  
  Kyle Edmund became the third British casualty in two days at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as the 22-year-old was beaten in straight sets by the 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro.
  
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• Qatar's first 2022 World Cup venue has work completed

  17-05-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first venue for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been completed, including the installation of cooling technology that was at the heart of the Arabian country's bid for the tournament.
  
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